Author: Kwara Reporters

A new 100KW Hybrid Solar Mini Grid designed to power agricultural clusters and businesses has been commissioned and officially handed over to the people of Lafiagi in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.the project was facilitated by Engr. Suleiman Bolakale Kawu-Agaka, FNSE, the Dan-Iyan Ilorin Emirate and Hasken Lafiagi Emirate, with the aim of boosting electricity supply which will in turn aid agricultural irrigation and create employment opportunities for the youths and others in the arable and rice-producing region.Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Alhaji Alfa Tsonga, former Chairman Edu Local Government Council and other stakeholders hailed the initiative as…

Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has commenced talks with the Swiss Government on the repatriation of Nigerian artefacts currently housed in Swiss museums, including monoliths and bronze pieces.Both parties also agreed to promote cultural cooperation when the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Patrick Egloff, paid a courtesy visit to the minister on Friday in Abuja.They expressed willingness to continue discussions to explore opportunities for collaboration in the arts and culture sectors.The ambassador expressed Switzerland’s willingness to enter into bilateral agreements and cultural diplomacy with Nigeria.According to the Swiss ambassador, the process of returning the artifacts started…

The Kwara State Police Command, on Friday, said it has launched a discreet investigation into the alleged armed robbery attack which occurred on Rore/Arandun road in Irepodum Local Government Area of the state, which claimed two lives on Thursday.The command’s spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, in a statement on Friday, said that “two people were killed allegedly by the same gang of gunmen at different locations while carrying out their criminal operation around Rore and Arandun communities.”One of the victims, according to the statement, was said to be a 40-year-old security guard at a residence in Rore, who was said to be…

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has urged the people of Kwara State, particularly members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to take the ongoing voter registration exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seriously, describing it as the most powerful tool to shape the future of the state and the nation.According to his Press Officer on Local Matters, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, Saraki made this call while speaking in Ilorin after arriving in the state to meet with party leaders, stakeholders, youths, and women from across Kwara during the Expanded PDP State Caucus Meeting.“Our conversations kept returning to one…

….Says workers can no longer survive on Lifeless N70kThe Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Labour leaders in the state to immediately demand an upward review of the lifeless N70,000 minimum wage from Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. This is coming in the wake of the laudable action taken by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, who has just announced an increase in the state’s minimum wage to N104,000 from the initial N76,000.The party in a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara said it is sad that the Chairman of the Nigerian…

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits have allegedly launched a deadly attack on motorists along the Rore and Aranorin communities in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, leaving at least three people dead.The incident, which occurred on Thursday, threw residents and travellers into a state of panic as news of the killings spread across the area.In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the victims were seen lying lifeless on the roadside, their bodies partially covered with clothing and leaves by sympathisers who arrived at the scene after the attackers had fled.Eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters that the armed men, believed to be…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the federal and state governments to emulate the Imo governor in implementing the N104,000 minimum wage for workers in the country.NLC president Joe Ajaero made the call in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers’ seventh National Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Abuja.Mr Ajaero said that the move by Governor Hope Uzodimma was commendable and worth emulating by others.“So many people were asking me, Is this real? I said, ‘This is a report from Imo State so far’. I have reached out…

The Defence Industries Association of Nigeria states that the recently concluded African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit has opened up new opportunities for Nigerian defence companies to expand their markets across the continent.DIAN’s secretary-general, Kola Balogun, said the summit created a platform for African defence industries to showcase their capabilities and deepen collaboration.Balogun said that several memoranda of understanding, catalogue exchanges, and follow-up discussions held during the summit had already set the stage for stronger regional partnerships.“The summit was a booster for the entire defence industries in Nigeria. With West African and African collaboration, we can now project our equipment…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed allegations of irregularities in its online pre-registration data for the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration.The chief press secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made the clarification in a statement in Abuja. This followed a statement from the African Democratic Congress raising concerns over the numbers.The ADC, through its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the figures from Osun as “suspicious” and a challenge to “historical patterns and demographic realities.”Mr Abdullahi claimed that the nearly 400,000 new registrations in just seven days for Osun exceeded the state’s total new voters from the last four years…

The Controller General of Corrections, Slyvester Ndidi Nwakuche MFR, mni, has appointed Controller Tolorunshagba Femi Emmanuel as the new Controller of Corrections, Kwara State Command.The development was confirmed in a statement issued by SC Adegbulugbe Philip O (anipr), Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Correctional Service, Kwara State Command.Tolorunshagba officially assumed office on Monday, August 25, 2025, following the deployment of his predecessor, Controller Famuwagun Oyeniran Enitan, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Controller General of Corrections and redeployed to the National Headquarters in Abuja.A native of Kabba in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Controller Tolorunshagba began…